The Tor Vergata Synoptic Solar Telescope (TSST): A robotic, compact facility for solar full disk imaging | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 10, 2020 Topical Issue - Space Weather Instrumentation


Article Number		58
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020061
Published online		17 November 2020

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